Plants of Mount Mitchell State Park
The plants most often spotted in Mount Mitchell, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Most-observed plants in Mount Mitchell
Fraser fir
Abies fraseri
189 observations · iNaturalist
pink turtlehead
Chelone lyonii
187 observations
Cliff Saxifrage
Micranthes petiolaris
177 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
128 observations
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
103 observations
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
91 observations · iNaturalist
mountain angelica
Angelica triquinata
83 observations · iNaturalist
red trillium
Trillium erectum
82 observations
mountain woodsorrel
Oxalis montana
81 observations
cutleaf coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata
73 observations
Thyme-leaved Bluet
Houstonia serpyllifolia
66 observations · iNaturalist
pale jewelweed
Impatiens pallida
60 observations
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
53 observations
Turk's-cap lily
Lilium superbum
52 observations
red spruce
Picea rubens
50 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
47 observations · iNaturalist
Catawba Rhododendron
Rhododendron catawbiense
46 observations
galax
Galax urceolata
46 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
44 observations
Scarlet Beebalm
Monarda didyma
40 observations
stairstep moss
Hylocomium splendens
40 observations · iNaturalist
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
39 observations
large hop clover
Trifolium aureum
39 observations · iNaturalist
bearberry
Vaccinium erythrocarpum
36 observations · iNaturalist
American mountain ash
Sorbus americana
33 observations
rose twisted-stalk
Streptopus lanceolatus
32 observations · iNaturalist
great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
29 observations
Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum
26 observations · iNaturalist
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
25 observations
Canadian lousewort
Pedicularis canadensis
24 observations
Mountain St. John's-wort
Hypericum graveolens
23 observations · iNaturalist
Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid
Platanthera psycodes
22 observations
Cucumber Root
Medeola virginiana
19 observations
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
19 observations
painted trillium
Trillium undulatum
18 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
17 observations · iNaturalist
oxeye daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare
17 observations
mountain wood fern
Dryopteris campyloptera
17 observations · iNaturalist
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
17 observations
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
16 observations
swamp thistle
Cirsium muticum
16 observations
minniebush
Rhododendron pilosum
16 observations · iNaturalist
white bergamot
Monarda clinopodia
14 observations · iNaturalist
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
13 observations
greater whipwort
Bazzania trilobata
13 observations · iNaturalist
southern lady fern
Athyrium asplenioides
13 observations · iNaturalist
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
12 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
12 observations
whorled wood aster
Oclemena acuminata
12 observations · iNaturalist
skunk goldenrod
Solidago glomerata
12 observations · iNaturalist
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